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I was recently invited by Shepherd, a wonderful book discovery site, to recommend 5 of my favourite books around a topic, theme or mood, that might in some way be reflected in my crime mystery novel Night-night, Sleep Tight. The title I came up with for my topic was 'The best crime mysteries with an extra twist of character' because that's one of the things I look for in a good novel. And what a fascinating challenge it was. You can read my selection here.

Shepherd is a great way of discovering book recommendations based on books that you might have already read. I love browsing the various lists and letting the themes lead me from one set of recommendations to another. For a broader sweep, I love browsing the bookshelves, especially the Crime bookshelf.

In the words of Shepherd:
"7,000+ authors have shared five of their favorite books around a topic, theme, or mood. And we make it easy to find the books they recommend through a book you already love, an author you adore, or a Wikipedia topic that interests you." 

Visit Shepherd at https://shepherd.com/

 

 

Whoopee! A brand new, fully revised edition (with chapter head-piece illustrations) of The Snowing and Greening of Thomas Passmore has been published by Windeye Publishing and is now available around the world. This shiny, re-edited edition is released for sale today. You can also buy it from the Windeye website with free postage.

The Snowing and Greening of Thomas Passmore (2018 edition)

Chapter One - text and head-piece illustration

Now offering free delivery to more of the planet! France, Netherlands, Germany, Spain, Italy, Denmark, UK, New Zealand, Canada, USA, as well as Australia. See Windeye Publishing for details.

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Giveaway ends July 27, 2017.

See the giveaway details at Goodreads.

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Giveaway ends June 29, 2017.

See the giveaway details at Goodreads.

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Thanks so much to everyone who helped launch Night-night-Sleep Tight and everyone who's bought the book. Crime mystery/suspense novels seem to go down well. Also thanks to those lovely people who've let me know how much they enjoyed getting to know Meg Dapsy and reading her story. Feedback like this makes writing worthwhile.

Word of mouth is certainly what sells books - newspaper reviews have little impact - so if you feel like posting a review on Goodreads and/or Amazon, etc that'd be a tremendous help in reaching a wider audience and selling a few more copies (available with free delivery in Australia from https://www.windeyepublishing.com or from online sellers/bookstores around the world).
Cheers.

Psychological thriller Night-night, Sleep Tight will be launched tonight (6:00pm onward) at Blarney Books as part of the Port Fairy Winter Weekends Festival and Blarney's wonderful 2017 Biblio-Art Opening & Awards night. Looking forward to seeing everyone who can make it, but know that time and distance will make it impossible for some. If you can't get there and would like a copy, https://www.windeyepublishing.com will give free delivery in Australia and online shops around the world are also selling if you're outside of Oz.

I always get a kick out of seeing my books for sale on foreign websites, and particularly on Japanese ones, so here's a slice of Amazon.jp's page page.

Members of the Port Fairy Theatre Group rehearsing my short comedy, Laundrette, which is one of seven plays being performed this weekend, as part of the Port Fairy Winter Weekends festival.

Yes, it's out there! It's been released! Into the wild! Today is publication day and Night-night, Sleep Tight is now available from booksellers around the world, and with free delivery in Australia direct from Windeye Publishing (see their website for details). O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!

Night-night, Sleep Tight - a psychological thriller
Back cover and spine reveal for 'Night-night, Sleep Tight'. Released by Windeye Publishing this coming Thursday - 1st June, 2017.